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Used car prices have plummeted in the past year, reaching their lowest point since 2021. The price declines come after a prolonged supply crunch in the new vehicle market caused used values to skyrocket. Not long ago, the rise in used car prices was one of the key reasons the...

Used Car Prices Are Falling So Much They’re Driving Down Inflation

U.S. Class 8 retail sales decreased 24.7% to 18,134 units from 24,085. [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.]. U.S. Class 8 retail sales in June experienced their 11th consecutive month of year-over-year declines, according to data from Wards Intelligence. Sales decreased 24.7% to 18,134 units...

Class 8 Sales Continue Trending Below Year-Ago Period

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Why Do You See So Many Shoes Wrapped Around Power Lines?

When Greg Cook’s car of 12 years, a 2010 Honda Fit, up and quit on him in May 2022, he knew it would land him “between a rock and a hard place.”

It’s becoming harder to get — and keep — a car

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News in the retail world—Rite Aid is closing a massive 400 stores following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing last October. Initially, when the pharmacy chain announced its bankruptcy, it planned to close 143 locations. But that number has ballooned, and now more than 520 stores are set to shut their doors. That’s a huge chunk, making up about a quarter of Rite Aid’s total stores!

Retailer closing hundreds of stores after Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in October and data breach

The US Sun

A CASH-STRAPPED woman has revealed she's finally able to afford her rent after she cried online in a desperate attempt to make some money. Social media user Claudia Brookes took to TikTok after she realised she wasn't going to be able to cover the cost of her rent this month.

I begged strangers on the internet to help me pay my rent – once they saw my sobbing on camera they were happy to

When you decide that getting a new vehicle is the next step for you, it can be exciting to start out with. However, when you start looking at all the vehicle options available to you, it can be overwhelming. To ensure that a potential vehicle is the perfect option for you, you’re going to want to look for the five signs that we’re going to go over below.

5 Signs That a Vehicle is the Right Choice for You to Buy

24/7 Wall St.

Home prices are at an all-time high in the United States. After rising year-over-year for 11 consecutive months, the median sale price of existing homes hit a record-breaking $419,300 in May 2024, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors. High prices are largely attributable to a lack of inventory, as high […]
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Cities Where Home Prices Are Actually Falling

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Fox Business

The national average cost for a gallon of gas fell four cents to $3.50 from the previous week.

Gas prices drop as demand for driving fizzles out: AAA

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Hollywood, FL

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Hollywood, FL - In a shocking and outrageous turn of events, the State Attorney’s Office has dropped charges against Anastasiya Motalva, the mother who was arrested for leaving her child in a hot car while shopping at a Walmart in Hollywood, Florida.

FL. Outraged: State Attorney Drops Charges Of Mother Who Left Child In Hot Car While Shopping

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State Farm recently prevented this lady from renewing her car insurance. 
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State Farm Dropped This Lady’s Insurance Over a High Theft Rate

Kentucky State

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Business Insider

Home prices increased somewhat last year, and they're expected to tick up a bit in 2024 as well. Here's why we probably won't see home prices drop in 2024.

Will home prices drop in 2024?

According to a new report from the National Association of Realtors, foreign buyers purchased $42 billion worth of U.S. existing homes from April 2023 through March 2024, retreating 21.2% from the prior 12-month period. International buyers purchased 54,300 properties, down 36% from the previous year and the fewest number of homes bought since 2009 when NAR began tracking this data. Overall, U.S. existing-home sales totaled 4.09 million in 2023, down 18.7% from 2022, and the lowest level since 1995.

Foreign Investment in U.S. Residential Properties Plummet 21 Percent Over Last 12 Months

A new analyst note from BCA Research suggests the S&P 500 could slide as much as 30% within the next year as the U.S. economy enters a deep recession.

Stocks could fall 30% as US heads for a deep recession, analyst warns

General Motors is about to raise the stakes in the supercar world with the upcoming reveal of the 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. Boasting a twin-turbocharged engine and aiming to compete with the top dogs from Europe, the C8 ZR1 promises to be a force to be reckoned with. However, this focus on high-performance exotics leaves a gap for budget-minded car enthusiasts.

2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Set to Redefine Supercar Performance: GM’s Twin-Turbocharged Marvel Faces the Challenge of Missing Affordable Performance Models

MG cars recently announced lifetime warranty for 4 of its EV models — NEW MG4 ELECTRIC, NEW MG MAXUS 9, NEW MG MAXUS 7, and NEW MG CYBERSTER. The warranty will cover the high-voltage battery, the electric drive unit, and the power electronic bloc — 3 very essential parts of EVs.

EV maker announces lifetime warranty for its cars, covering the high-voltage battery, electric drive unit, and power electronic bloc

Bucks County Beacon

Conservatives have done the United States a huge favor by explaining in detail what they’ll try to do if Donald Trump is reelected. Project 2025 , a “presidential transition project” of the Heritage Foundation, helpfully lays out how a group of former Trump officials would like to transform the country into a right-wing dystopia where the rich thrive and the rest of us die aspiring to be rich.

Project 2025’s Plan to Gut Medicare and Medicaid

Dominic Iannitti pioneered the automation of mortgage document preparation, eVault and eSign technologies. Dominic Iannitti, founder, president, and CEO of DocMagic, Inc., a company whose technology was one of the first enabling mortgage brokers to issue documents, died unexpectedly last Thursday morning, July 18, due to complications from pneumonia. The company announced Iannitti’s passing in a press release Monday morning.

DocMagic Founder, CEO Dies Unexpectedly

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Used car prices have plummeted in the past year, reaching their lowest point since 2021. The price declines come after a prolonged supply crunch in the...

Used Car Prices Are Falling So Much They’re Driving Down Inflation

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